Gritters out to combat ice

GRITTERS were out in force last night as more rain is expected later today.

Gritters headed out across Devon last night due to the possibility of icy conditions.

Road surface temperatures were expected to drop below zero overnight.

Gritters were treating most of Devon's main salting network overnight, with some routes treated twice. Today's forecast from the Met office showed that there would be a cold, bright and dry start but that it would gradually turn cloudier. Outbreaks of rain were then forecast to spread in from the west through the afternoon with a maximum temperature of 10 degrees.